October 13, 2015Announcing 2015-2016 winter season
The outdoor memorial will be closed for the winter season beginning Sunday, November 1, 2015 and reopen Tuesday, March 1, 2015. The visitor center will remain open with normal operating hours.

October 09, 2015Open House New York 2015
30 minute ranger-led memorial tours will be held Saturday October 17 as past of Open House New York Weekend.

October 22, 2014Outdoor memorial closure
The outdoor memorial will be closed for the winter season and reopen March 3, 2015.

February 06, 2009Black History Month PR 2009
New York, NY - Celebrate Black History Month with the National Park Service from Feb 17th to Feb 21st. The theme of Returning to the Roots: Going Green will surround the workshops and programs throughout the week.

October 05, 2007Memorial Dedicated at the African Burial Ground National Monument
The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the African Burial Ground Monument Foundation, the Office of the Mayor, City of New York, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, today dedicated a new memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan. The permanent memorial, constructed to honor the memories of the free and enslaved Africans buried at the original seven-acre site in the 17th and 18th centuries, was opened to the public for the first time following a dedication ceremony.